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Assembly
Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Criminal Justice
Assembly Bill 4
Relating to: permitting an educational agency to refuse to employ or to terminate from employment an unpardoned felon.
By Representatives Petrowski, Starzyk, Pettis, Bies, Jensen, Montgomery, Friske, Huebsch, Walker, Musser, Hahn, Stone, Vrakas, Plale, Freese, La Fave, Nass, Leibham, Kestell, Ladwig, Ainsworth, D. Meyer, Hundertmark, Townsend, McCormick, Owens, Jeskewitz, Grothman, Hoven, Duff, Gronemus, Skindrud, F. Lasee, Gunderson, Kedzie, Suder, Kreibich, Ott, Urban, Loeffelholz, J. Fitzgerald, Lippert and Krawczyk; cosponsored by Senators Huelsman, Harsdorf, Schultz, Roessler, S. Fitzgerald and Darling.

January 16, 2001 Referred to Committee on Criminal Justice.

February 7, 2001 PUBLIC HEARING HELD

Present: (13) Representatives Suder, Gundrum, Bies, J. Fitzgerald, Jeskewitz, F. Lasee, Loeffelholz, Staskunas, Wood, Young, Colon, Sherman and Boyle.

Absent: (1) Representative Owens.

Appearances for
· Representative Jerry Petrowski, Author

· Linda Cross, Waupaca, WI

Appearances against
· Atty Steven Porter, Wisconsin State Bar, Individual Rights Section
· Bob Anderson, Wisconsin Council on Children and Families, Madison, WI
· Michael Graber, Wisconsin Correction Service, Milwaukee, WI
· Erv Heinzelman, Wisconsin Correction Service, Brookfield, WI
· Wendel Hruska, Project Return, Milwaukee, WI
· Cathy Shapiro, Project Return/Cross Lutheran Church, Milwaukee, WI

· Alan Ferguson, Madison, WI

Appearances for Information Only
· Dan Ross, Action Wisconsin, A Congress for Human Rights, Madison, WI
· John Huebscher, Wisconsin Catholic Conference, Madison, WI
· LeAnna Ware, WI Department of Workforce Developement, Equal Rights

· Tracy Benson, United Council of UW Students, Madison, WI

Registrations for
· Jeff Wiswell, Wisconsin Sheriff's & Deputy Sheriff's Assoc., Madison, WI
· Representative Bonnie Ladwig
· Jennifer Kammerud, School Administrators Alliance, Madison, WI
· Sheri Krause, WI Assoc. of School Boards

· Representative John LaFave

Registrations against
· Anne Hazelwood, Milwaukee, WI
· Senator Gwen Moore
· Chris Ahmunty, ACLU of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
· Joanne Ricca, WI State AFL-CIO, Milwaukee, WI
· Pabitra Benjamin, UW-Madison, Madison, WI
· Amber Dryden, representating Sean Dryden, Milwaukee, WI
· Mary Steppe, Project Return, Milwaukee, WI
· Rev. Joe Ellwanger, Cross Lutheran Church, Milwaukee, WI
· Cheryl Hayes, Milwaukee, WI

· Jean Verber, Women & Poverty, Milwaukee, WI

February 27, 2001 EXECUTIVE SESSION

Present: (14) Representatives Suder, Gundrum, Bies, J. Fitzgerald, Jeskewitz, F. Lasee, Loeffelholz, Owens, Staskunas, Wood, Young, Colon, Sherman and Boyle.

Absent: (0) None.

Moved by Representative Staskunas, seconded by Representative Sherman, that Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 4

be recommended for adoption.

Ayes: (6) Representatives Staskunas, Wood, Young, Colon, Sherman and Boyle.
Noes: (8) Representatives Suder, Gundrum, Bies, J. Fitzgerald, Jeskewitz, F. Lasee, Loeffelholz and Owens.

Absent: (0) None.

ADOPTION NOT RECOMMENDED, Ayes 6, Noes 8, Absent 0

Moved by Representative Young, seconded by Representative Staskunas, that Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 4

be recommended for adoption.

Ayes: (6) Representatives Staskunas, Wood, Young, Colon, Sherman and Boyle.
Noes: (8) Representatives Suder, Gundrum, Bies, J. Fitzgerald, Jeskewitz, F. Lasee, Loeffelholz and Owens.

Absent: (0) None.

ADOPTION NOT RECOMMENDED, Ayes 6, Noes 8, Absent 0

Moved by Representative F. Lasee, seconded by Representative Owens, that Assembly Bill 4

be recommended for passage.

Ayes: (8) Representatives Suder, Gundrum, Bies, J. Fitzgerald, Jeskewitz, F. Lasee, Loeffelholz and Owens.
Noes: (6) Representatives Staskunas, Wood, Young, Colon, Sherman and Boyle.

Absent: (0) None.

PASSAGE RECOMMENDED, Ayes 8, Noes 6, Absent 0

Anne Thompson
Committee Clerk